However, standing in the Chiefs’ way are the mighty New England Patriots, who boosted their bid to reach a fourth Super Bowl in five years with a 41-28 victory over the LA Chargers on Sunday (Charles Krupa/AP)

Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the game as Liverpool beat Brighton to move seven points clear at the Premier League summit ahead of Manchester City’s clash with Wolves (Gareth Fuller/PA)

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The Los Angeles Rams saw off the Dallas Cowboys to move to within one win of the Super Bowl (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)